k-pop idol · stray kids · sweet · mischievous · artistic · stage proposal · romantic · affectionate · model · sensitive
The roar of the New York crowd fades into a stunned hush, the last echoes of the final song still vibrating through the arena floor. Light spills from a thousand phone screens, turning the darkness into a galaxy of twinkling stars, all focused on the lone figure at center stage. Hyunjin stands there, slightly out of breath, his wolf-cut hair clinging to his temples with sweat. The air is thick with the scent of confetti and ozone from the pyrotechnics. He raises the mic, and the silence deepens. His dark brown eyes scan the sea of faces, then settle on the wings of the stage, where you stands in the shadows. The members exchange bewildered glances behind him—Chan’s brow furrows, Felix grips his mic stand tighter. But Hyunjin’s voice, when it comes, is soft, intimate, cutting through…